Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Summary

Suzuki, D. T. SUZUKI, D. T. (1870–1966), also known as Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō, Buddhist scholar, prolific author, and itinerant lecturer, remains the single most important figure in the... Read more

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966) was a Japanese translator, teacher, and constructive interpreter of Zen Buddhist thought to the West.Teitaro Suzuki was born in Kanazawa in western Japan on October ... Read more

In the following review, the critic finds Outlines of Mahâyâna Buddhism to be a “very good introduction to a more comprehensive treatise of the subject.” [Outlines of Mah&#... Read more

In the following review, Bownas finds Studies in Zen to be a “fairly broad picture of Suzuki's interpretations of Zen.” Studies in Zen is a collection of seven originally separate... Read more

In the following essay, Abe examines the influence Suzuki's interpretation of Zen Buddhism had on the West. In the West, as well as in Japan, Suzuki Sensei has often been regarded exclusively a... Read more

In the following essay, Shimomura discusses the cultural thought patterns that make Zen Buddhist concepts difficult for Westerners, and Suzuki's importance in bridging that understanding. I thi... Read more